What color is #6E384C?

#6E384C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E384C?

The RGB value is 110, 56, 76: 110 red, 56 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E384C?

The complementary color is #386E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E384C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E384C color

#6E384C rgb(110, 56, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #6E384C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 22% green and 29.8% blue (110, 56, 76).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 31% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#6E384C color codes

HEX	`#6E384C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 56, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 22%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 49%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.03, 26.42, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.03, 26.46, 356.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.149, 6.666, 7.641)`
Decimal	`7223372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E384C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E384C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E384C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E384C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e384c; }
.text { color: #6e384c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e384c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 56 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e384c, #6e3f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E384C?: #6E384C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E384C?: The RGB value is 110, 56, 76: 110 red, 56 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E384C?: The complementary color is #386E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E384C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.